Electrical Engineer salary in Lansing, MI

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Okemos, East Lansing, Holt, Grand Ledge.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$100,000
Middle 50%$74.4k–$107.3k
vs. national median−19%comparison median $123,560
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $61,362 and $148,801.
PercentileSalary
10th$68,318
25th$74,424
50th (median)$100,000
75th$107,250
90th$132,005

Cost of living

Lansing's median Electrical Engineer salary of $100,000 is worth about $105,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Lansing = 95.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Electrical Engineers in the Lansing, MI area earned a median of $83,180 in May 2025 (320 employed). The H-1B median here is $100,000, 20% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Quality Design Servicestoo few5
Michigan State Universitytoo few4
Block Imaging Parts & Servicetoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.